Miracles have long been a source of inspiration for artists, and music is no exception. From gospel hymns to contemporary pop songs, music has been used to celebrate and contemplate the miraculous events and experiences that shape our lives. In this article, we will explore the top 20 songs about miracles that span a range
Lorde, born Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, is a New Zealand singer, songwriter, and record producer known for her haunting and introspective pop music. Since breaking onto the scene with her debut single “Royals” in 2013, Lorde has established herself as one of the most innovative and creative artists of her generation. Her music is characterized
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) representatives are responding to outrage over the disclosure that 23 City Schools have zero students deemed proficient in mathematics. The Statewide Spring 2022 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) testing results show that while City Schools students returned to “pre-pandemic levels of proficiency”
By ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police arrested a D.C. city employee Tuesday over the fatal shooting of a 13-year old that has roiled community passions. Jason Lewis, a longtime Parks and Recreation Department employee, turned himself in Tuesday morning to face charges of second-degree murder while armed. Lewis shot Karon Blake on Jan.
By The Christian Recorder In Ephesians 4: 1, the Apostle Paul urges us to “…walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have been called,” and Reverend William D. Watley, Ph.D., has done that and more! It is with a humble heart and reverential esteem that Reverend William D. Watley, Ph.D., announces his retirement
By AARON MORRISON and TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The family of Tyre Nichols plans to lay him to rest Wednesday, three weeks after he died following a brutal beating by Memphis police that was captured on disturbing video that prompted nationwide protests and renewed calls for police reform. In those three weeks, five police officers
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Both PBS and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Kennedy Center) celebrated acclaimed anthropologist and author Zora Neale Hurston this January. On Jan. 17, PBS released “Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space,” a biographical documentary about the late writer whose work defied the notions of
Carolyn Edith Cooper Fugett, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and Matriarch to the Community at Large who had a special way of making everyone feel they were her favorite, departed this world of natural causes on February 7, 2023 at the age of 97. A lifelong resident of Maryland, Carolyn successfully balanced the
By Beverly Richards “Baltimore is a unique, approachable, eclectic, and culturally rich city,” said Paul Taylor, director, Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women Owned Businesses, and “advanced amateur” photographer. “You can see it in the architecture, the people, the neighborhoods, the parks. You can see it in the public spaces, anywhere you go. There are
By Dr. Jannae White, DNP, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Ascension St. Agnes Heart Failure Center We continue to live through a public health tragedy. If there is any hope to be drawn from so much hardship and loss, it’s that COVID-19 has reignited new conversations about disease awareness and the inequality that still exists in our